Antonio Milić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Split, Croatia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KV Oostende | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hajduk Split | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Hajduk Split | 57 | (7) |
| 2015– | KV Oostende | 50 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Croatia U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Croatia U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2013 | Croatia U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Croatia U21 | 15 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. | |||
Antonio Milić (born 10 March 1994) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for K.V. Oostende in the Belgian Pro League.
Hajduk Split
2011-12 season
A product of Hajduk Split academy, Krasimir Balakov handed Antonio Milić his first team minutes in the Croatian Cup match against Jadran Gunja but his first league appearance came off the bench on 26 November 2011, in a 2-1 won over Šibenik, aged just 17 years, 8 months and 16 days. He made only one other league appearances that season, also off the bench but he made another two Cup appearances against Zagreb also. After manager Balakov left Hajduk, new manager Mišo Krstičević came to the Hajduk bench. Since Krstičević managed the Hajduk U-19 team before he knew how to use Milić for the next season. In June 2012 Antonio won the Croatian U-19 championship.
2012-13 season
In the 2012–13 Prva HNL he started as a first team regular. The team's manager Mišo Krstičević made Milić a much more stable member of the first team, often playing in the holding midfield role but also playing as either a central defender or a central midfielder. He played a significant role in defeating Inter Milan 2-0 on San Siro in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. He showed great talent while playing in the Prva HNL and many people consider him on becoming the leading Croatian defender. Antonio Milić and Josip Radošević together created the best double pivot couple in Prva HNL. During Hajduk's winter preparations he suffered an injury which kept him off the pitch for nearly 2 months but he returned and helped his team to reach the 2012–13 Croatian Cup final by scoring the equalizer goal in the away match against Slaven Belupo on Poljud. In May 2013 Antonio signed a new contract with Hajduk that would keep him with the club until 2015. In May 2013 he won the Croatian Cup.
2013-14 season
Under new manager Igor Tudor, Antonio's role in the team changed and was somewhat reduced. He was deployed either at left back or at center back and made 22 appearances in all competitions.
2014-15 season
On December 20 2014,it was announced that Milić will join the Belgian club K.V. Oostende for a fee of 500 thousand euros.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hajduk Split | 2011–12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 57 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 9 | |
| Last Update: 13 December 2014 1 Includes appearance in 2013 Croatian Supercup | |||||||||
Player honours
- Croatian U-19 championship (1): 2012
- Croatian Cup (1): 2012-13
References
External links
- Antonio Milić at Croatian Football Statistics (Croatian)